Faced with Mingyou's sudden threat, the Team Rocket Trio could barely keep it together. They had no way out for the moment, but at least they had worked with him before—and even worked for him—so they knew a little about what kind of person he was.
"Um... boss?"
Jessie clasped her hands together and forced a smile. "Is there some business you need our help with again? We heard business has been booming for you lately. Surely you don't need the likes of us setting up a fruit stall here?"
The mood turned tense. Mingyou lifted his eyes slightly and smiled. "Haha, don't be so nervous. I just happened to run into you here, so I came over to say hello. You did work for me once, after all."
"So that's all it was..."
"Yep, that's all. I'm in Lacunosa Town for a competition these next few days. If money's tight, you can always come work for me."
With that, Mingyou walked away as though nothing had happened. Only when they saw him join the line on the other side, no longer paying them any attention, did the Team Rocket Trio pat their chests and breathe a sigh of relief.
"That scared the whiskers off us, meow! He saw through our carefully crafted disguises at a glance. Good thing we knew him already, or he might've given us a hard time."
"Yeah, the boss is a pretty good guy. He let us run that stall back then, and we made a lot of money."
"And cute Ogerpon's over there too!"
The Team Rocket Trio kept talking, but in the end, they gave up on any further ideas...
Akari glanced their way, then turned to Mingyou and asked softly, "Who were those people?"
"Team Rocket."
"Huh? Then aren't they..."
"It's fine.